laminate

Etymology

From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”).

Pronunciation

• Verb: enPR: lămʹĭ-nāt, IPA^(key): /ˈlæmɪneɪt/
• Noun: enPR: lămʹĭ-nət, IPA^(key): /ˈlæmɪnət/

Verb

laminate (third-person singular simple present laminates, present participle laminating, simple past and past participle laminated)

1. To assemble from thin sheets glued together.
   • We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.
2. To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
3. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
4. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.

Noun

laminate (plural laminates)

1. Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

Adjective

laminate (not comparable)

1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.

Derived terms

• laminate flooring

Anagrams

• Lamanite, amential, antimale, malanite

Verb

laminate

1. second-person plural present indicative of laminare
2. second-person plural imperative of laminare
3. feminine plural of laminato

Anagrams

• alimenta
• lamentai